Mountaineer sets record after hiking 100 peaks in 34 days
Mountaineer sets record after hiking 100 peaks in 34 days
2025-06-03
Extreme outdoor sports enthusiast Ku Ming-cheng previously managed to hike 40 peaks in just eight days and 16 hours. For his next challenge, he tackled all 100 of Taiwan’s main summits in 34 days, setting a new record in the history of Taiwanese mountaineering.
By 1:20 in the afternoon, extreme sports enthusiast Ku Ming-cheng makes it to his 100th summit. A few other hikers were already waiting there to welcome him.
Standing proudly at the top of Beidawu Mountain, Ku celebrates completing yet another personal challenge.
Ku Ming-cheng
Extreme hiker
Most people get exhausted after hiking up just a few mountains. Hiking 100 peaks at once, one after another, is even more difficult. But I’m always looking for a challenge. I want to see how much people can endure.
61-year-old Ku loves extreme outdoors sports. In 2022, he tried for the record of hiking the central mountain range in the shortest time possible, managing to summit 40 peaks in just eight days and 16 hours. This year, he set his sights on Taiwan’s top 100 mountains, starting from the Xueshan East Peak. Over 34 days, he was able to climb all 100—940km in total with cumulative elevation of 97,700m, setting yet another record.
Ku Ming-cheng
Extreme hiker
It’s a test of my physical ability, plus I want to generate discussion of the 100 peaks. This is my small wish.
This was actually Ku’s third attempt at speed climbing the 100 peaks. The first two times he encountered heavy snow and winds, and one of the times was when the April 3 earthquake hit Hualien, forcing him to call it off early. But this year he was back with a vengeance. He still encountered days of heavy rain, mist, cold, and damaged paths, making the journey hazardous.
He hiked for 10 to 20 hours every day, challenged by the interplay of physical limitations and weather conditions. An overworked spine, excruciating foot pain, and sleepless nights made him doubt himself. But fortunately, with supply runs and backup, he was able to overcome every obstacle. The hikers he met along the way also gave him valuable encouragement.
Now he’s managed to achieve the impossible, adding another feather to his laden cap.
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挑戰極限! 34天走完台灣百岳締造歷史新紀錄
2025-06-03
戶外極限運動愛好者古明政，曾經只花8天16個小時，就爬完中央山脈40座百岳。最近他再度挑戰極限，以34天的時間，走完台灣100座百岳，締造台灣高山行走歷史新紀錄。
下午一點二十分，戶外極限運動愛好者古明政爬上第一百座百岳，不少山友已經在山頂等候。
站在北大武山山頂，開心和山友一起慶祝，古明政又完成了人生另一項挑戰。
[[戶外極限運動愛好者 古明政]]
“一般的縱走幾支山頭就很累了，然後你要整個百岳在一個時間內，一次通通把它完成，這更困難，但是我的個性就是想挑戰，想試試看人類的能耐有多少。”
61歲的古明政是戶外極限運動愛好者，2022年挑戰中央山脈大縱走最快完成紀錄，最終花了8天16小時爬完中央山脈40座百岳，創下紀錄。今年他挑戰速攀百岳任務，從雪山東峰啟程，花了34天，爬完台灣100座百岳，總計走了940公里，總爬升9萬7700公尺，締造台灣高山行走歷史的新紀錄。
[[戶外極限運動愛好者 古明政]]
“體驗自己的體能，然後也要創造百岳的話題，這個是一個小小的心願。”
其實這是古明政第三度挑戰速攀百岳，前兩次一次遇到大風雪，一次則是遇到「0403花蓮大地震」，不得不中斷任務。今年他捲土重來，過程中依舊遭遇連續大雨、迷霧、低溫，部分路段路基破損，險象環生。
每天行走長達十到二十小時，身體極限與氣候交錯影響，成了最嚴峻的挑戰，過勞的腰椎、劇痛的腳板、失眠的夜晚，都讓他走到懷疑人生，所幸在強大的補給和後援之下，撐過每一次的難關。途中遇到的山友，也頻頻為他加油打氣。
如今終於完成不可能的任務，輝煌的紀錄又再添一筆。
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